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LingoStand Blog v7.1 – Freemium Model & Transcription Enhancements LingoStand is Now Free!We’re thrilled to announce that LingoStand is now entirely free! Previously, we offered a free trial, but we’ve transitioned to a freemium model with no cost for now. This means anyone can use LingoStand without restrictions! In the near future, we’ll be introducing…

Introducing Simulations As promised in the last blog post Upcoming Soon: Role-Play and Simulations, Role-Play and simulation is here. We also improved the UI and UX of the main components and screens, as well as many bug fixed. v6.2 has our first 2 simulations Main Language Skills to practice: Shared Simulation Features These immersive scenarios…

Hello everyone! We are happy to share some exciting news about the latest developments coming to LingoStand: Role-Play and Simulations! After some development efforts and testing, we are focusing on this new functionality because it has shown tremendous promise in our experiments. Here’s a glimpse of what you can expect. Introducing Role-Play and Simulations Our…

Internal note As stated in post Strategic Roadmap for Innovating Language Learning with LingoStand: Prioritizing Multimodal Analysis and Scenario-Based Practice I started working on the multimodal awareness to create a proof of concept. I did the major lifting to start testing, but I found some issues in the tests I think we should stop this…

Written by Ernesto Buttó, co-authored with GPT4o Reference of main feature Objective: Create a strategic framework to guide the development of Feature 2 (Scenario-Based Language Practice) in LingoStand, ensuring effective product decisions and prioritization. Introduction Feature 2 aims to provide immersive, real-life scenarios tailored to specific language functions, helping users practice and improve their language…

Written by Ernesto Buttó, co-authored with GPT4o Reference of main feature for language learning. Objective: Evaluate the potential for pivoting Feature 1 (Language Awareness through Multimodal Analysis) from language learning to other industries, with scenarios provided in the users’ native language. Findings from Market Research Conclusion Pivoting Feature 1 to cater to various industries beyond…

Written by Ernesto Buttó, co-authored with GPT4o Reference of main feature for language learning. Objective: Evaluate the potential for pivoting Feature 2 (Scenario-Based Practice) from language learning to other industries, with scenarios provided in the users’ native language. Findings from Market Research Potential Applications in Other Industries Conclusion Pivoting Feature 2 to cater to various…

Written by Ernesto Buttó, co-authored with GPT4o, took about 6h of iterations Executive Summary Reason for Analysis: The analysis was needed to determine which feature to work on next, as both features show significant potential. Decision: Feature 1 (Language Awareness through Multimodal Analysis) was prioritized because it leverages existing functionalities and requires lower initial development…

Introduction As a web-only platform, we are constantly exploring innovative ways to enhance our application and provide our users with the most effective tools for mastering new languages. In line with this mission, we recently tested two distinct use cases designed to optimize the learning process through personalized and dynamic content. By leveraging the principles…

New Coming Soon Features Breakdown Lu has a beautiful voice, and it is Multilanguage Your browser does not support the audio tag. Short feedback from Lu on Journal Entry Version 2 Inspired by my son fast language acquisition, a new Journal Entry V2 experience was created, with a feedback mechanism that only corrects the proper…

This is exciting! LingoStand now analyzes your pronunciation and provides personalized feedback on your sounds, tone, and even the emotion you convey 🤩. Powered by Google’s cutting-edge Gemini Experimental Multimodal model, this feedback is usually (but not always) spot-on and always helpful! The pronunciation feedback takes into account the user’s native language phonemes, giving tips…

I am thrilled to introduce two new features: “Voice Input for Self-Expression” and “Pronunciation Audio Recording” 📼Pronunciation Audio Recordings Now, in the chatbox, you’ll find a new microphone button. Instead of just typing your responses to Lu’s prompts, try speaking them out loud. 🙊Voice Input for Self-Expression Here’s how the new recording feature supercharges your…

Focus your learning, save time, and see faster progress! Tired of forgetting those crucial words during conversations? LingoStand v4.1.3 is here to help! We’ve packed new features making it easier to practice the vocabulary that truly counts and speak your target language with more confidence. Upcoming Improvements In the next few releases, and based on…

Hello LingoStand Family! I am very happy with how LingoStand is turning out, the feedback I am receiving from how is changing user’s learning language learning together with the usage data makes it clear to me that this is turning into a pretty intersting and unique learning experience. However it is also clear that we…

Affected Sections Section Pronunciation Bite 😍Chain Challenges: Pronunciation + Words in Action Vocabulary Practice Lu improvements in Guided Tasks Your Words in Action Guided Task Dictionary

Picture this: I’m a 12-year-old kid thrown into an American school, desperately trying to understand and speak in English. Books were my friends, I liked learning at my own pace through stories, but speaking was so hard! My grammar was backwards and my pronunciation was terrible. My writting improved as I went to school with…

Note: English version bellow Versión en Español Bienvenida Personalizada (Versión 1) Nueva Tarea: Apropia tu Vocabulario Mejoras en el Chat Aprendizaje Aún Más Personalizado (¡Próximamente!) English Version Personalized Welcome (Version 1) New Task: Own Your Vocabulary Chat Improvements Even More Personalized Learning (Coming Soon!)

(English Version bellow) Voy a empezar a compartir las cosas en que estoy trabajando en LingoStand, para que nuestra comunidad sepa qué esperar. Para las próximas versiones, me estoy enfocando en hacer que la experiencia de aprendizaje Esto lo gradualmente publicando 3 versions: Teacher v3.1, v3.2, v4.0 Detalles Versión: Teacher 3.1 Nuevas Tareas y Chat…

(English version bellow) Spanish Version ¡Hola a todos! Estoy muy emocionado por cómo LingoStand está creciendo y evolucionando junto a nuestra fantástica comunidad. ¡Su dedicación nos inspira, y recientemente hemos dado la bienvenida a nuestros primeros suscriptores de pago! Introduciendo el Aprendizaje Basado en Tareas Guiadas En el corazón de LingoStand está la idea de…

Spanish ¡Hola Equipo & Compañeros Beta! 🎉 ¡Noticias! Acabamos de lanzar LingoStand Journal 1.5, cargado con actualizaciones y correcciones que van a hacer tu experiencia aún más fluida y divertida. Vamos a ver qué hay de nuevo: ¡Adiós Pronunciar Apurad@! 🐛🎉🎉 Hemos arreglado ese fallo molesto cuando el audio se cortaba si te demorabas pronunciando.…

December has been an exciting month for LingoStand as I’ve been hard at work developing a new product to transform the way language learners learn to express themselves in their target language – LingoStand Journal. Powered by insights from real users and data-driven analysis, we created an AI assistant, Lu, who is your personalized language…

Our new version, v4.7.0, introduces a requested feature designed to enhance your learning experience: the Autoplay mode. Autoplay in Skim Byte View: Now, you can effortlessly listen and practice sentences with our new autoplay mode. This feature allows you to comfortably immerse yourself in learning, as LingoStand automatically moves to the next sentence, ensuring a…

App: https://app.lingostand.com/ Summary The main objective of this release was to integrate a Large Language Model to Lingostand. To accomplish this, I focused on a simple requested feature: Show the IPA phonetics per sentence. Even though I dont know IPA phonetics, I liked this feature becuse: I would say that the iteration was a success……

App: https://app.lingostand.com/ Last Friday v4.5 was released! 🥳, even though this release focused on simplifying by removing many features from the UI (and backend), leaving only those validated through usage metrics and feedback, we also managed to implement some new features Every past iteration we have made started with a guess of what user’s would want…

App: https://app.lingostand.com/ V4.4.0 is out! 🥳 here are some recent improvements that come with the new release New Progress Screen based on Pronunciation Data About a year ago we pushed the voice recognition feature, using Speech Recognition technology we started to capture and scoring the user’s pronounciation per word However until recently we did not…

Remplaza la pestaña Tarjetas de memoria por una pestaña Progreso. Resumen: Cuando un usuario lee contenido utilizando la función de micrófono, la pronunciación de cada palabra se puntúa utilizando la API de reconocimiento de voz del navegador. Al entrar en la nueva vista de la pestaña Progreso, los usuarios verán una tabla de su progreso…

We have listed to your feedback and added a new roadmap section to the webpage that shows the new features to be developed in the upcoming months! Check it out and let us know your feedback, remember we take feedback very seriously to prioritize future developments.